Closure packing



T. RESCH CLOSURE PACKING July 11, 1933.

Filed April 1.5, 1931 Zmgy R Patented July 11, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE TONY mason, or nocxwnm. CITY, IOWA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-FOURTH 'roSTANLEY A.

rnrcx, or ROCKWELL CITY, IOWA CLOSURE PACKING Application filed April15,

The invention relates to a closure packing, and more especially to adevice for use on a door or the like for preventing the admission of airthrough an opening closed thereby.

. The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device ofthis character, wherein the body thereof is freely resilient andcontains a core which is expansible, so that on the joining of the endsof the latter the device can be applied to a closure such as a door orthe like whereby on shutting the same a fluid tight joint will beeffected to exclude moisture and air from an enclosure through theopening for the closure or door or the like.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter, wherein the construction and arrangement of the same permitsits application to various structures, such as swinging window sashes,carpet sweepers, vacuum cleaners, furniture or other articles and beeffective as a bumper.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter, wherein theconstruction thereof is novel in form and due tothe elasticity of its body and core renders the use and applicationthereof exv tensive both as a packing and guard bumper.

' preferred embodiment of the invention, and

pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective viewof a refrigerator of conventional type showing its door open and thedevice applied to the latter and constructed in accordance with theinvention.

1931.. SerialNo. 530,413.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view on an enlarged scale of the device.

Figure 3 is a similar view with portions broken away to illustrate thecore and the manner of connecting its ends together.

Similar reference characters indicate cor-. responding parts throughoutthe several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail A designates a portion of the body orcasing of a refrigerator of any conventional type, B its front openingor entrance door way, and C the swinging door for this opening or doorway. This type of article is shown in the drawing merely to illustrateone of many applications of the closure packing or device constitutingthe present invention and as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The door (J at itsinner side is rabbeted as at l) marginally thereof andwithin this portion D is arranged the packing or device which comprisesa body 5, of the required or desired length and made from sponge rubberimpervious to air, water or moisture, the body in cross-section beingpreferably circular, although it may be of any other crosssectionalcontour as the occasion may require.

The body 5 is formed with a central longitudinal bore 6 of the requiredsize to accommodate a closely coiled\retractile or expansion spring 7,the latter being co-extensive with the length of the body and the endsof this spring are joined together through the medium of eyes 8 formedfrom the terminals of the spring.

The length of the body 5 is slightly less than the extent of the rabbetD throughout the margin of the door C so that when the body is appliedafter the terminals of the spring 7 have been joined asshown in Figure 1of the drawing the said spring will be under desired tension to hold thepacking or device in place on the said door, the slightly separated ends9 of the body can then be worked toward each other so as to be broughtclose together to avoid an open ap at these ends as will be apparentfrom igures 2 and 3 of the drawing.

It should be apparent that when the door C is supplemented with thepackingbefore described and such packing isapplied in the manner statedthe door when closed will shut out moisture, air or fluid from gainingan entrance through the doorway B and in this manner a very desirableand efiicient packing is established.

The packing hereinbefore described is also adaptable to carpet sweeper,vacuum cleaners, furniture and other articles to serve as a bum e'r.Also the packing is usable for weat er stripping, especially withswinging window sashes and doors.

While there has been shown in the accompanying drawing a specificapplication of the packin or device it is to be clearly understood t atthe same is not to be construed as limited to such applicationor use, asthe packing or device is equally adaptable for other applications anduses.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with an article having a movableclosure, of a resilient body member thereon, and a coiled spring corewithin the body and joined at its'ends to have said body memberyieldably and snugly embrace the movable closure.

2. The combination with an article, of a sponge rubber body memberthereon and yieldable in the direction of its len h and transversethereof, and a closel coi ed tensioned spring core within the ha y andjoined at its ends to have the body embrace said article and permittingmovements independently of each other.

3. The combination of a.sponge rubber body, and a closely coiledtensioned spring core mounted within the body and joined at its ends toefl'ect the snug embracing of the body upon an article.

4. The combination of a sponge rubber body, and a closely coiledtensioned spring core mounted within the body and joined at its ends toeffect the embracing of the body upon an article, the body being formedwith a bore therethrough for accommodating the core to permit relativemovements between the core and body.

5. The combination of a resilient body member, a closely coiled springlocated approximately centrally within the body member, and means forsecuring the ends ofthe spring to effect a continuous core for the bodymember and the snug mounting of said body member upon an article ofmanufacture.

6. The combination of an elastic body of elongated formation having abore therethrough, and a tensioned element yieldable in the line of itsown axis and extending through the bore to cause said body to snuglyembrace an article and constituting a sealing medium for a joint.

7. The combination of a tensioned member yieldable in the line of itsown axis, and a relatively thick elastic body housing the member, andone having relative yielding movement to the other.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

TONY RESCH.

